Many traffic tickets have hidden penalties other than demerit points, including licence suspensions and increased insurance premiums.

Any accumulation of traffic tickets on a driving record will dramatically affect the drivers insurance for up to three (3) years.

One traffic ticket may not affect the insurance but a second ticket will. As traffic tickets are kept on the driving abstract for three (3) years if the driver pays a first ticket they do not know if they are going to receive another ticket in the three year period.

You Received a Traffic Ticket – Now What

Once the driver receives a traffic ticket the first thing to do is learn about the ticket and educate yourself;

Fighting Traffic Tickets – Saving Demerit Points

When drivers decide to fight traffic tickets you join thousands of other drivers exercising their rights to dispute a charge. As a driver its your right to either dispute the charge or seek to have it reduced and save you points.

When fighting traffic tickets many times;

the driver did not did not commit the offence / the officer is wrong

the driver has a legal defense to the charge, or

there is a compromise to save the demerit points or reduce the charge.

the driver can delay or avoid the ticket going to the insurance record.

Fighting Traffic Tickets – First Steps

Once the driver has decided to fight the ticket and save their demerit points they have two (2) choices.

Fight the ticket yourself, or

Get professional help

Although drivers can always fight their own traffic ticket by getting a professional you get the best possible results for your case.

A professional traffic ticket fighter will;

Know any of the legal technicalities

Give you the best chance of having the traffic ticket dismissed

Give you the best opportunity to save your demerit points.

Save you time and possibly money through saving increased insurance premiums